20th December 2024

Midland Pullman
Edinburgh Christmas Pullman

HST Used 43055+44081+41169+40801+41183+41162+41176+40802+41108+41149+43059 'Loch Shiel'

Route :
1Z44 : Potters Bar to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z45 : Edinburgh Waverley to Potters Bar

HST Route
43055 T&T 43059 Potters Bar - Welwyn Garden City - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
43059 T&T 43055 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Potters Bar

Notes :
(1) The return leg was heavily delayed at Newcastle, by reason(s) unknown.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Potters Bar 05.57d [P4] [DS] 05.57   22.18a [P1] 00.27
Hatfield 06/03 [P3] [DS] 06/02   22/13 [P1] [US] 00/22
Welwyn Garden City 06.08a ~ 06.22d [P3] [DS] 06.06 ~ 06.22   22.08a ~ 22.10d [P2] [US] 00.17 ~ 00.18
Digswell Jn 06/24½ [DF] 06/24   22/06½ [US] 00/15
Woolmer Green Jn 06/28 [DF] 06/26   22/04½ [UF] 00/13
Stevenage 06.30a ~ 06.47d [P3] [DF] 06.31 ~ 06.47 [P3]   21.57a ~ 22.00d [P1] [US] 00.06 ~ 00.08
Hitchin 06/53½ [P2] [DCF] 06/53   21/52 [P1] [US] 00/02
Letchworth 06.58a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.57 ~ 07.00   21.45a ~ 21.48d [P1] 23.54 ~ 23.58
Baldock 07/03 [P2] 07/02   21/43½ [P1] 23/51
Royston 07.09a ~ 07.11d [P2] 07.09 ~ 07.12   21.33a ~ 21.36d [P1] 23.40 ~ 23.43
Foxton 07/18½ 07/19   21/25½ 23/34
Shepreth Branch Jn 07/23 07/25   21/21 23/28
Cambridge 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P1] 07.31 ~ 07.36   21.15a ~ 21.17d [P8] 23.20 ~ 23.24
Coldham Lane Jn 07/33 07/38   21/12½ [UM] 23/15
Cambridge North 07/34½ [P2] 07/39   21/11 [P1] 23/14
Waterbeach 07/37 07/41   21/08½ 23/11
Ely Dock Jn 07/44½ ?   21/00½ 23/03
Ely Reception 07*46 ~ 08*16 ?   - -
Ely 08.18a ~ 08.20d [P1] 08.19 ~ 08.23   20.57a ~ 20.59d [P2] 22.59 ~ 23.02
Ely North Jn 08/23 08/26   20/52½ 22/56
Manea 08/30½ 08/33   20/45 22/46
March 08.38a ~ 08.40d [P1] 08.41 ~ 08.44   20.37a ~ 20.39d [P2] 22.38 ~ 22.41
March West Jn 08/41½ ?   20/35½ ?
Three Horse Shoes 08/46½ 08/49   20/30 22/33
Whittlesea 08/49½ 08/52   20/26½ 22/29
Kings Dyke 08/51½ ?   20/24½ 22/27
Peterborough East Jn 08/55 08/57   20/22 22/23
Peterborough 08.57a ~ 08.59d [P6] [DF] 09.00 ~ 09.02   20.16a ~ 20.20d [P5] 22.19 ~ 22.21
Tallington Jn 09/06 [DF] 09/10   20/08½ [UF] 22/07
Stoke Jn 09/14 09/19   20/01½ [UF] 21/55
Grantham 09.18a ~ 09.21d [P4] 09.25 ~ 09.28   19.54a ~ 19.56d [P1] 21.47 ~ 21.49
Claypole Loop 09/28 09/38   19/48 21/40
Newark Northgate 09/31½ [P1] 09/40   19/45½ [P2] 21/38
Newark Flat Crossing 09/32 09/41   19/45 21/37
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 09/35 09/44   19/41½ 21/34
Retford 09/41 09/50   19/35 21/27
Loversall Carr Jn 09/49 09/57   19/27 21/19
Doncaster 09/52 [DF] 10/00   19/23 [UF] 21/14
Shaftholme Jn 09/54½ 10/03   19/20½ 21/10
Temple Hirst Jn 09/59½ 10/08   19/15 21/04
Hambleton North Jn 10/02½ 10/11   19/12 21/01
Colton Jn 10/07 10/15   19/07½ 20/57
York 10c12 ~ 10c14 [P10] 10.20 ~ 10.25   19c00 ~ 19c02 [P3] [NNL] 20/52?
Skelton Jn 10/17½ [DF] 10/27   18/57½ 20/49
Tollerton Jn 10/22½ [DF] 10/33   18/52½ [UF] 20/45
Thirsk 10/28½ [DF] 10/40   18/45 [UF] 20/38
Northallerton 10/32½ 10/44   18/41 [UF] 20/34
Darlington 10*42 ~ 10*55 [DUS] 10/52   18*23 ~ 18*31 [UM] 20.22 ~ 20.24
Ferryhill South Jn 11/04½ 11/02   18/14 20/14
Tursdale Jn 11/06 11/03   18/06½ [US] 20/12
Durham 11/12 [DM] 11/10   18/01½ [P1] 20/05
Birtley Jn 11/21½ 11/20   17/55½ 19/57
King Edward Bridge South Jn 11/24½ 11/23   17/52 19/53
Newcastle 11c27 ~ 11c28 [P2] 11.26 ~ 11.27   17c49 ~ 17c50 [P3] 17.55 ~ 19.51
Heaton South Jn 11/31 11/31   17/45½ 17/50
Benton North Jn 11/32½ 11/33   17/44 17/48
Morpeth 11/40½ [P2] 11/42   17/36 [P1] 17/39
Alnmouth 11/55½ [P2] 11/54   17/24 [P1] 17/27
Belford LC 12/05 12/04   17/14½ 17/17
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12/14 [P2] 12/13   17/05½ [P1] 17/07
Reston 12/21½ 12/21   16/57½ 16/59
Grantshouse 12/25½ 12/25   16/53 16/55
Oxwellmains 12/32 12/32   16/46½ 16/48
Dunbar 12/33 [P2] 12/34   16/44½ 16/47
Drem Down Loop 12*41 ~ 12*56 [DPL] ?   - -
Drem 12/57½ [P2] 13/00   16/38 [P1] 16/40
Prestonpans 13/02 13/06   16/33½ 16/35
Monktonhall Jn 13/04½ 13/08   16/31½ 16/33
Portobello Jn 13/06 13/10   16/30 16/31
Craigentinny Jn 13/07½ 13/11   16/28½ 16/30
Abbeyhill Jn 13/09 13/12   16/27½ 16/28
Edinburgh Waverley 13.11a [P8] 13.14   16.26d [P8] 16.26


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (43059 T&T 43055) : Edinburgh Waverley to Slateford

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 13.33d [P8]
Abbeyhill Jn 13/34
Craigentinny Jn 13/36
Portobello Jn 13/37
Niddrie West Jn 13/41
Craiglockhart Jn 13*50 ~ 14*03
Slateford 14.06 ~ 14.13
Slateford Depot 14.16a

5Z45 : (43055 T&T 43059) : Slateford to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Slateford Depot 15.10d
Slateford 15.16 ~ 15.23
Craiglockhart Jn 15*25 ~ 15*31
Niddrie West Jn 15/45
Portobello Jn 15/49
Craigentinny Jn 15/51
Abbeyhill Jn 15/53
Edinburgh Waverley 15.55a [P8]


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